Australia's Vietnam: Myth Vs History, Paperback - Mark Dapin

DescriptionWhen Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn...

Reducere. DescriptionMaps & coins point to the Empire of Eurasia The accumulation of geographical knowledge as reflected in cartography is a gradual and irre...

DescriptionDuring the later stages of the Vietnam War, the US-made M41 Walker Bulldog light tank fought the Soviet-designed T-54 main battle tank i...

Drawing on a wealth of new evidence from all sides, Triumph Forsaken overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War. Through the ana...

Reducere. One of the most resilient images of the Vietnam era is that of the anti-war protester -- often a woman -- spitting on the uniformed veteran just of...

Reducere. The first battle book from Mark Bowden since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down, Hue 1968, ``an instantly recognizable classic of mil...

In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Paci...

Reducere. Tracing the use of air power in World War II and the Korean War, Mark Clodfelter explains how U. S. Air Force doctrine evolved through the American...

Reducere. The French have been integral to the Australian story since European colonisation. Escaped convicts from New Caledonia, wool buyers from Lille, Rou...

Reducere. In this book, Mark Walker - a historical scholar of Nazi science - brings to light the overwhelming impact of Hitler's regime on science and, ultim...

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yam...

A superbly illustrated study of the major warships of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. While the Kriegsmarine's capital ships became less important to ...

DescriptionIreland's Immortals tells the story of one of the world's great mythologies. The first account of the gods of Irish myth to take in the ...

Reducere. In 1790, five convicts escaped Sydney by boat and were swept ashore near present day Newcastle. They were taken into the local Aboriginal clan, mar...

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While the helicopter was essential for the US war effort the Vietnam experience also proved the validity of the gunship concept. This illustrated n...

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Reducere. In the summer of 1967, Mark Garrison had dropped out of college at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, just before entering his t...

Reducere. Vietnam is increasingly opening up to the West, and society is in flux between tradition and modernity, and capitalism and socialism. Americans hav...

The convict women who built a continent..."A moving and fascinating story." -Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost The Tin Ticket takes r...

Doing History bridges the gap between the way history is studied in school or as represented in the media and the way it is studied at university l...

Reducere. DescriptionDRAGON and UNICORN are both the best At least that's what they think. But when Unicorn starts talking trash, Dragon cannot back down. Or...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is an autobiography of Edward C. Engle. It tells the story of his childhood and education and eventual migration to the Navy as a b...

Reducere. DescriptionFor fifty years, Australia has schemed to deny East Timor billions of dollars of oil and gas wealth.With explosive new research and acce...

If you want to discover the captivating history of Vietnam, then keep reading...Before the Common Era, the area in and around what is now known as ...

The extraordinary, must-read story of the brave, bold Hubert Wilkins - Australia's most adventurous explorer, naturalist, photographer, war hero, a...

The gripping history of guns in Australia and how we came to control themPublisher: Hardie Grant BooksAuthor(s): Nick BrodieIllustration(s): 8 page...

Reducere. The first book to give equal weight to the Vietnamese and American sides of the Vietnam war.

The full story of the Vietnam War, putting Ken Burns's epic ten-part film series to the page. Extensive additional research from Ward.

Now in its second edition, Agriculture in World History presents a unique exploration of farmers and farming, and their relationships to non-farmer...

Reducere. Buy the second six books from Mark Cheverton s New York Times-bestselling series of Minecrafter's adventures, packaged together in a collectible bo...

The Japanese solution to their rapidly deteriorating military situation in 1944--suicide missions--was not only terrifying and effective, but has f...

Reducere. DescriptionLearn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world. The Vietnam War was a...

Reducere. The author of the comparable food histories }Cod{ and }Salt{ turns his attention to the much-mythologised and expansively various substance profoun...

A moving journey through the history of the Vietnam War, packed with gripping accounts of struggle, sacrifice, and braveryThis is the definitive st...

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Reducere. Well-crafted, this lively and engaging history will rejuvenate one's pride in the American military with its little-known details of the Coast Guar...

Part of the }Short History{ series, this provides a concise and accessible history of one of the most important conflicts of the 20th century. Comp...

Reducere. John Laurence covered the Vietnam war for CBS News from its early days, through the bloody battle of Hue in 1968, to the Cambodian invasion. He was...

Reducere. DescriptionAn absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War.Vie...

Reducere. This is a fascinating study of the Vietnamese experience and memory of the Vietnam War through the lens of popular imaginings about the wandering s...

Reducere. Twenty two Vietnam helicopter rescue missions as told by the men who flew them, all are absolutely true with no embellishments. Laugh with them, cr...